Does anyone know the source for this hadith?

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OP - January 28, 2013, 06:07 AM

Hi, does anyone know the source for this supposed saying of Muhammad?

"Acquire knowledge, it enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies.”‘

Is it a shia hadith? thanks
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Reply #1 - January 28, 2013, 10:06 AM

I get the sense that its easy to invent Hadiths even in the modern day of the internet

"we can smell traitors and country haters"

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Reply #2 - January 28, 2013, 04:53 PM

It does not sound like something Muhammad would have said. It is certainly not in the style of the hadiths you see in Sunni collections like Bukhari.

I just searched the words "Acquire knowledge" on Sunnah.com and nothing like that comes up. Though the term "Acquire knowledge" does appear a lot, it is mainly in conjunction with reading the Quran and to warn that those that seek knowledge for worldly gain instead of to know God will be in the hellfire.

http://sunnah.com/search/-dq-Acquire-knowledge-dq-

This is quite an interesting one:

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"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Do not acquire knowledge in order to show off before the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, or to attract people's attention, for whoever does that will be in Hell.'" (Da'if)

http://sunnah.com/urn/1252580

Is this an attack on the academy?

And this one:

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"The Messenger of Allah() said, "He who does not acquire knowledge with the sole intention of seeking the Pleasure of Allah but for worldly gain, will not smell the fragrance of Jannah on the Day of Resurrection."

http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/13/16

Is this one an attack on pursuing research and technology? I guess it depends on whether you interpret "worldly gain" to mean personal gain or gain for humans in general.
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Reply #3 - January 29, 2013, 05:07 PM

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This is quite an interesting one:
http://sunnah.com/urn/1252580

Is this an attack on the academy?

That hadith would destroy the world of islamic apologetics No wonder why the hadith is deemed saif or weak.

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And this one:
http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/13/16

Is this one an attack on pursuing research and technology? I guess it depends on whether you interpret "worldly gain" to mean personal gain or gain for humans in general

great point. thanks for the input.
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